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America's BBQ capital and the 21st-century powerhouse: Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowls LVII–LVIII–LIX in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Mahomes and Kelce, boosted by the Taylor Swift effect — the city's economy grew by $1.2 billion in a year. Arrowhead holds a Guinness record at 142.2 dB — America's loudest stadium. Argentina and Brazil come here for group play; Round of 16 on July 6. This is also where Walt Disney (1922) and Charlie Parker (1920) were born — two of the 20th century's greatest sound revolutionaries.

2.4 million in Greater KC +27°C June · humid CT · UTC −5 (DST)

Main arena

Stadium
«Arrowhead».

Arrowhead Stadium — Aerial view — Aerial view · User:Ichabod (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0

Arrowhead Stadium — Facade · day — Facade · day · fox4kc.com, photos from open sources

Arrowhead Stadium

Stadium in Truman Sports Complex, 12 km east of downtown Kansas City, a cluster with Kauffman Stadium across the parking lot. Opened August 12, 1972, renovated in 2010 for $375 million. Home of the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) — three Vince Lombardi Trophies in three years (Super Bowls LVII, LVIII, LIX). 76,416 seats, world loudness record — 142.2 dB (Guinness, 2014; louder than a Boeing 747 jet engine at takeoff). At World Cup 2026 — 6 matches, the main event — Round of 16 on July 6.

Opened

August 12, 1972

Renovation

$375 million (2010)

Field size

105 × 68 m

Surface

Natural grass

Architect

Kivett & Myers · HOK

Club (NFL)

Chiefs · SB LVII–LIX champs

Match days in Kansas City

Six matches,
to Round of 16.

16Tue · June 16

Argentina — AlgeriaGroup J · Matchday 1

20:00 CT

★ Argentina

20Sat · June 20

Ecuador — CuraçaoGroup E · Matchday 2

19:00 CT

Group

25Thu · June 25

Tunisia — NetherlandsGroup F · Matchday 3

18:00 CT

★ Netherlands

27Sat · June 27

Algeria — AustriaGroup J · Matchday 3

21:00 CT

Group

29Mon · June 29

2A — 2CRound of 16 · Match 85

18:00 CT

Knockout Stage

6Mon · July 6

Winner 1/16 — Winner 1/16Quarterfinals · Match 93

14:00 CT

★ Round of 16

Atmosphere · role · route

What you need to know
about the city.

Atmosphere

BBQ, jazz, the Chiefs and Taylor Swift.

Kansas City — two cities in two states (KC, MO + KC, KS), America's BBQ capital and the jazz heartland of the 1920s-40s: Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Lester Young — all got their start at the Reno Club on 12th & Cherry under the protection of the Pendergast political machine, the only place in the US where Prohibition didn't work. Since 2020 — an NFL powerhouse: Mahomes + Andy Reid + Kelce won Super Bowls LVII, LVIII, LIX three years in a row. Since July 2023 — the era of the Tay-Tay effect: Taylor Swift dating Kelce, KC's economy grew by $1.2 billion in a year.

SB LVII–LIX champs Tay-Tay effect 2023+ BBQ + jazz + Walt Disney start

Role

Hub Argentina and three groups.

4 group matches — Argentina kicks off against Algeria on June 16 (Messi at Arrowhead!), then Group E (Ecuador-Curaçao June 20), F (Tunisia-Netherlands June 25), back to J (Algeria-Austria June 27). June 29 — Round of 16 (runners-up from 2A vs 2C). The main event — Quarterfinals on July 6. The stadium is known for its noise: Guinness record 142.2 dB (louder than a jet engine), and football fans from Argentina and Brazil are preparing to break the record.

4 group · 2 KO ★ Quarterfinals · July 6, 2026

Route — for fans

KAN → Truman Home.

On a free day — 25 minutes east to Independence (MO) to the home of 33rd President Harry Truman (1885-1972). Truman Library with a replica of the 1948 Oval Office; nearby — KC BBQ tours of the shrines Joe's KC + Arthur Bryant's + Gates. Alternative — 50 minutes west to Lawrence (KS), KU campus and Allen Fieldhouse, the loudest college basketball arena in the NCAA.

Climate

+27°C, humid. Thunderstorms.

Continental humid: June–July typically +25–30°C, humidity 60–70%, thunderstorms twice weekly. Evening storm fronts often pass through KC within an hour; matches may be postponed, as with Super Bowl 2025 — delayed three times due to tornado warnings. Arrowhead is an open bowl; an umbrella is essential. Kickoffs 18:00–21:00 CT — comfortable.

Fan zone

Power & Light. 35 000.

Power & Light District since 2007 — the main downtown entertainment zone with a giant 5-story screen. KC Live! Block: 50+ restaurants, baroque-IPA Boulevard Brewing (flagship of local craft), KC-style BBQ from Joe's outpost. For World Cup 2026 — official FIFA Fan Festival with broadcasts of all matches. Alternative — Union Station, FIFA zone in the north wing with a 1914 beaux-arts hall.

Map of Kansas City

Where to go,
what to see.

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Facts

Seven things
about KC.

♫ · Sound of the City · Bebop & Kansas City jazz

Kansas City — the city that invented bebop.

Without KC there would be no jazz in its modern form — it's the capital of Count Basie, Charlie Parker, KC blues, and the rhythm on which all subsequent pop music stands. A selection — jazz legends and contemporary KC artists.

01
Count Basie — One O'Clock Jump 1937 · Kansas City

The most famous swing standard. Basie formed his orchestra in KC in 1936.
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02
Charlie Parker — Ko-Ko 1945 · Kansas City

The bebop manifesto — jazz that stopped being danceable. Parker grew up in KC.
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03
Big Joe Turner — Shake, Rattle and Roll 1954 · Kansas City

Proto-rock and roll. Big Joe grew up in Kansas City and sang in BB clubs.
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04
Janelle Monáe feat. Big Boi — Tightrope 2010 · Quindaro, Kansas City

The manifesto of contemporary R&B/funk. Janelle grew up in Quindaro, KC.
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05
Wilbert Harrison — Kansas City 1959 · Kansas City (thematic track)

No. 1 Billboard 1959. "Going to Kansas City" — an anthem in honor of the city itself.
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06
Jay McShann — Confessin' the Blues 1942 · Kansas City

One of the founders of KC blues. McShann gave Charlie Parker his first orchestra job.
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07
Mary Lou Williams — Roll 'Em 1937 · Kansas City

Chief arranger of Kansas City Six and Andy Kirk. Mary Lou — a key figure in the Kansas City big band.
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08
Pat Metheny Group — Last Train Home 1987 · Lee's Summit, Missouri

The leading jazz-fusion composer of our time. Metheny was born in a KC suburb.
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09
Tech N9ne feat. Busta Rhymes, Yelawolf, Twista — Worldwide Choppers 2011 · Kansas City

Leader of the Kansas independent rap label Strange Music. Tech N9ne — KC's leading underground artist.
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